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No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
